[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11881-11884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03844]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017; FRL-9378-9]
Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain
Pesticide Registrations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests
by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations.
EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period
for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments
within the comment period that would merit its further review of the
requests, or unless a registrant withdraws its request. If these
requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed
in this notice will be permitted after the registration has been
cancelled only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with
the terms as described in any final cancellation order.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-1017, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Pesticide Re-
Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001. ATTN: John W. Pates, Jr.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Pates, Jr., Pesticide Re-
Evaluation
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Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8195; email address:
pates.john@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. What action is the agency taking?
This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from
registrants to cancel 39 pesticide products registered under FIFRA
section 3 or 24(c). These registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number (or company number and 24(c) number) in Table 1 of
this unit.
Unless the Agency determines that there are substantive comments
that warrant further review of the requests or a registrant withdraws
its request, EPA intends to issue an order in the Federal Register
canceling all of the affected registrations.
Table 1--Registrations With Pending Requests for Cancellation
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Registration No. Product name Chemical name
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000279-03153................ Firstline Termite Sulfluramid
Bait Station.
000279-03170................ Firstline Termite Sulfluramid
Bait Tube Station.
000279-03171................ Firstline Termite Sulfluramid
Bait Container
Station.
000279-03196................ Firstline GT Plus Sulfluramid
Termite Bait
Station.
000432-01334................ Tempo Liquid Cyfluthrin
Concentrate.
000432-01358................ Tempo 20% Dry Cyfluthrin
Concentrate.
000499-00518................ Prescription Propoxur
Treatment Brand 2%
Propoxur Bait.
000499-00532................ TC 277.............. Piperonyl butoxide,
Pyrethrins (No
Inert Use)
007173-00283................ Difethialone Bait Difethialone
Station.
007173-00285................ Difethialone 6G Difethialone
Paste Place Packs.
007946-00010................ Inject-A-Cide....... Oxydemeton-methyl
009404-00087................ Permethrin 0.25% Permethrin
Insecticide
Granules.
009404-00088................ Sunniland Chinch Bug Permethrin
& Mole Cricket
Spray.
010163-00219................ MSR 50% Concentrate Oxydemeton-methyl
Insecticide.
010163-00220................ MSR Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
39959-00001................. A-106............... Poly(oxy-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl
dichloride)
039959-00002................ 7618................ Poly(oxy-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl
dichloride)
039959-00003................ 7619................ Poly(oxy-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl
dichloride)
045385-00001................ Chem-Tox Roach and Propoxur, Piperonyl
Ant Spray with butoxide,
Baygon. Pyrethrins (No
Inert Use)
045385-00025................ Chem-Tox Pyronox MGK 264, Piperonyl
Dual 0.1. butoxide,
Pyrethrins (No
Inert Use)
045385-00082................ Cenol Small Animal Piperonyl butoxide,
and Kennel Spray. Pyrethrins (No
Inert Use)
046043-00031................ Suncoast's Pool Poly(oxy-1, 2-
Algaecide 20. ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl(dimethyl
imino)-1, 2-
ethanediyl
dichloride)
047000-00168................ R & M Permethrin Permethrin
Flea & Tick Dip
1.
060061-00017................ Woodtreat C8 Copper, bis(8-
Concentrate. quinolinolato-
N1,O8)-
060061-00018................ Woodtreat C8 Ready Copper, bis(8-
To Use. quinolinolato-
N1,O8)-
060061-00022................ Woodtreat C81 Ready Copper, bis(8-
To Use Water quinolinolato-
Repellent Fungicide. N1,O8)-
064014-00009................ Harpoon............. Oxydemeton-methyl
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074601-00001................ Chlorothalonil Chlorothalonil
Technical Fungicide.
085905-00005................ CFL 3% Diflubenzuron Diflubenzuron
Feedthrough.
086869-00002................ Propiconazole Select Propiconazole
CA010003.................... MSR Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
FL960006.................... Metasystox-R-Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
ID010011.................... Metasystox-R-Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
ME070001.................... Devrinol 50-DF...... Napropamide
MI070004.................... Kerb 50-W........... Propyzamide
NY030002.................... Metasystox-R-Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
WA030001.................... Metasystox-R-Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
WA030002.................... Metasystox-R-Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
WA060005.................... MSR Spray Oxydemeton-methyl
Concentrate.
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Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by
EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the
EPA registration numbers of the products listed in this unit.
Table 2--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation
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EPA Company No. Company name and address
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279.................................... FMC Corp., Agricultural
Products Group, 1735 Market
St., Room 1978, Philadelphia,
PA 19103.
432.................................... Bayer Environmental Science, 2
T.W. Alexander Dr., P.O. Box
12014, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27709.
499.................................... Whitmore Micro-Gen Research
Laboratories, Inc. Agent: BASF
Corporation, 3568 Tree Court
Industrial Blvd., St. Louis,
MO 63122-6682.
7173................................... Liphatech, Inc., 3600 W. Elm
St., Milwaukee, WI 53209.
7946................................... J.J. Mauget Co., Agent: Scireg,
Inc., 12733 Director's Loop,
Woodbridge, VA 22192.
9404................................... Sunniland Corporation, P.O. Box
8001, Sanford, FL 32772-8001.
10163.................................. Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
Yuma, AZ 85366-8844.
39959.................................. Chemicals, Inc., 13560
Colombard Court, Fontana, CA
92337.
45385.................................. CTX-Cenol, Inc., Agent: H.R.
Mclane, Inc., 7210 Red Rd.,
Suite 206A, Miami, FL 33143.
46043.................................. Suncoast Chemicals Co., 14480
62nd St. N., Clearwater, FL
33760.
47000.................................. Chem-Tech, Ltd., 4515 Fleur Dr.
303, Des Moines, IA.
60061.................................. Kop-Coat, Inc., 3020 William
Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, PA
15238.
64014.................................. Florida Silvics, Inc., d/b/a
Tree Tech Microinjection
Systems, 950 S.E. 215th Ave.,
Morriston, FL 32668.
74601.................................. Oxon Italia S.P.A., Agent:
Lewis & Harrison, LLC, 122 C
St., NW., Suite 740,
Washington, DC 20001.
81880.................................. Canyon Group, LLC, c/o Gowan
Company, 370 S. Main St.,
Yuma, AZ 85364.
85905.................................. Champion Farmaquimico, LTDA,
Agent: J&T Associates, LLC,
4061 North 156th Dr.,
Goodyear, AZ 85395.
86869.................................. Select Source, LLC, Agent:
Wagner Regulatory Associates,
Inc., P.O. Box 640, Hockessin,
DE 19707.
88058.................................. Orion Ato, LLC, Agent: Source
Dynamics LLC, S122230 E. Del
Norte, Yuma, AZ 85377-7355.
CA010003, FL960006, ID010011, NY030002, Gowan Company, P.O. Box 5569,
WA030001, WA030002, WA060005. Yuma, AZ 85366-8844.
ME070001............................... United Phosphorus, Inc., 630
Freedom Business Center, Suite
402, King of Prussia, PA
19406.
MI070004............................... Dow AgroSciences, LLC, 9330
Zionsville Rd., 308/2E,
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054.
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III. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?
Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request,
EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal
Register.
Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires that before acting on a
request for voluntary cancellation, EPA must provide a 30-day public
comment period on the request for voluntary cancellation or use
termination. In addition, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) requires that EPA
provide a 180-day comment period on a request for voluntary
cancellation or termination of any minor agricultural use before
granting the request, unless:
1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period or,
2. The EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the
pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
The registrants in Table 2 of Unit II. have requested that EPA
waive the 180-day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-
day comment period on the proposed requests.
IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request
Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation
should submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products have been subject to a
previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and
all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are
controlling.
V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks
Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
that are in the United States and that were packaged, labeled, and
released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation
action.
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For Products 007173-00283 and 007173-00285:
Because the Agency has identified significant potential risk
concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon cancellation
EPA intends to issue a cancellation order prohibiting sale or
distribution of existing stocks by the registrant, except for export
consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other
than the registrant will be allowed to sell or distribute existing
stocks of products, until such stocks are exhausted. Users will be
allowed to use existing stocks regardless of date of purchase until
such stocks are exhausted, provided that such use is consistent with
the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied,
the canceled product.
For all other products identified in Table 1 of Unit II:
Because the Agency has identified no significant potential risk
concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon cancellation of
the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates
allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks of these
products for 1 year after publication of the Cancellation Order in the
Federal Register. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from
selling or distributing the pesticides identified in Table 1 of Unit
II., except for export consistent with FIFRA section 17 or for proper
disposal. Persons other than registrants will generally be allowed to
sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such stocks are
exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is consistent
with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that
accompanied, the canceled products.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: February 12, 2013.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
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